Featuring indie songster Emm Gryner (David Bowie alumnus), the multi-talented Dayna Manning, and violin whiz/songbird Laura C. Bates, Trent Severn’s songs are fueled by the folklore of Ontario with lyrics that pay tribute to Canadian legends. The sound of this band is CANADIANA based in folk, roots, and old country.$17/22Get Tickets
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Singer songwriter and pianist Geneviève Toupin writes intimate songs marked by haunting harmonies and catchy melodies. In 2013 she began to write and perform under the name Willows, a move that allowed her to work both in English and French and to include her Métis and Franco-Manitoban roots as part of her creative palette.$20/25 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Mild-mannered Ross Nykiforuk steps out of the phone booth as the groovy and swinging super hero of the Hammond B3 – Styles Montreux. Playing a collection of organ hits and near hits, Styles is joined by jazz-hipster Skip Kutz (bass/vocals), ex-golf pro Tim Campbell (guitar), and Sir Donald Tatchell (drums).$17/22Get Tickets
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Forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick University’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Goitse performs its own compositions as well as traditional tunes from Ireland and abroad. With critical praise for their Dónal Lunny-produced second album, Transformed, Goitse has skyrocketed to the forefront of the traditional Irish music scene. Lace up your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of spirited music and fast-paced fun.$25/35 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Troy MacGillivray and Julie Fitzgerald are much sought after performers and teachers of fiddling and step-dancing. Julie is a 2-Time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion and a 2-Time Open Step Dance Champion. Troy has eight award winning CDs and has an intense commitment to preserving and developing Celtic culture.

Drummer/composer Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop is a “souped-up” version of his Quartet. The sextet plays Ernesto’s contemporary jazz compositions and features some of North America’s most respected jazz musicians: Adrean Farrugia (piano), Dan Loomis (bass), Kelly Jefferson (tenor), Tara Davidson (alto), and William Carn (trombone).$23/28Get Tickets
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If you caught Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café live show this past December, you will remember that JUNO Award-winning Chic Gamine is a vocal powerhouse with three lead singers – Annick Bremault, Alexa Dirks, and Andrina Turenne. With Motown souls, French pop spirits, and rock and roll hearts, the band has enchanted fans and critics alike with close harmonies and infectious tunes.$20/25Get Tickets
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Raised in Punnichy by his church organist mother and his auctioneer father, singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Straker won the 2014 Vina del Mar (Chile) song competition, performing live to a festival crowd of 20,000 people and to a TV audience of 100,000,000. Straker’s two-night stand at The Bassment will feature songs from his latest CD, North Star Falling.$20/25 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Award-winning pianist John Stetch pushes the boundaries of his jazz and classical training to incorporate melodies from around the world and from American pop-culture, from Mozart to Ukrainian folk music to The Love Boat theme.$20/25Get Tickets
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Looking for ways to improve your jazz chops? Musician/educator Brett Balon and his Trio provide the encouragement and guidance needed to make your jazz experience both fun and educational.NO COVER
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One of the most popular and respected groups on the Canadian folk music scene, The Once – Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale, and Phil Churchill – have recently returned from a world tour opening for Passenger. The group’s fourth Bassment visit will feature songs from their new release, Departure.$23/28 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Award-winning guitarist Bob Evans is back with his eclectic mix of contemporary finger-style guitar and traditional roots music. Blessed with a warm vocal style, a tilted sense of humour, and a down-to-earth stage presence, Bob’s show is not just for “guitar geeks”.$17/22Get Tickets
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Quebec-based singer songwriter Bobby Bazini’s career took off in 2010 with his first single, I Wonder, staying at the top of the Quebec charts for nine straight weeks. Think Bob Dylan meets Otis Redding meets Johnny Cash meets Jim Morrison and you will have a good idea where this folk, soul, country, and blues artist is coming from. Bazini has been nominated this year for two JUNO Awards – Album of the Year (Where I Belong) and the JUNO Fan Choice Award. Bellwoods plays the opening set.$20/25 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Described by Chet Atkins as “one of the most important guitarists of his generation”, multi-instrumentalist JP Cormier has a 30-year music career that includes 13 solo albums and 12 ECM Awards. His song, Hometown Battlefield, a depiction of the trials of Canadian veterans, has become a major YouTube hit.$20/25Get Tickets
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The Rural Roots Trio plays music from the one-room school dances of old with a modern flair. Featuring award-winning fiddler JJ Guy from Lintlaw, award-winning fiddler Lucas Welsh from Blaine Lake, and back-up pianist Cathy Sproule from Lafleche, the Trio will have you tapping your toes and up on the dance floor in no time!$17/22Get Tickets
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Genre-bending Métis songstress Andrea Menard returns to her jazz roots for an intimate evening of original music, accompanied by long-time collaborator Robert Walsh. With four award-winning CDs under her belt, Menard tells stories and sings songs the only way she knows how – with playfulness, poignancy, and pizzazz.$25/35 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Formed during a chance meeting at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Tunnel Six is made up of three American and three Canadian players. These border-crossing musical storytellers blend elements of jazz, world, and folk to create a unique impressionistic soundscape.$20/25Get Tickets
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Born in France, raised in Switzerland, and now living in the UK, finger-picking guitarist Claude Bourbon has performed and studied all over the world. A fusion of classical, jazz, and blues, with elements of Eastern, Spanish, Latin, and Western folk, Claude’s music is best described as “Medieval Spanish Blues”.$17/22Get Tickets
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Join Eileen and her band for an evening of soft and sensitive ballads delivered with such sensitivity and passion that even leather-clad bikers might be compelled to arm themselves with candles and head straight for the bathtub. Her stellar band features Jesse Brown, Greg Hargarten, Corey Hildebrand, and Glenn Ens.$23/28 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Steven Maier (vocals/guitar) and Gent Laird (bass) were runners-up in the second Tusq Duo Competition. Since that time, the duo has morphed into a jazz group featuring Steven’s velvet vocals, renditions of jazz standards, and several pop-infused originals.$15/20Get Tickets
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High school big bands from Aden Bowman, Bishop Mahoney, and Prairie Spirit East take to The Bassment’s stage for a night featuring the jazz musicians of tomorrow.$7/10Get Tickets
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High school big bands from North Battleford Comp, Bedford Road, Centennial, and Holy Rosary take to The Bassment’s stage for a night featuring the jazz musicians of tomorrow$7/10Get Tickets
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A school teacher until he became a full-time musician in 2000, John Wort Hannam now has five critically acclaimed albums, a JUNO nomination, and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Album of the Year. John’s songs speak of life in Western Canada and the human experience as seen through the eyes of simple working folk.$17/22Get Tickets
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Swinging, straight-ahead jazz is what The Cookers are all about. Featuring Tim Hamel (trumpet), Ryan Oliver (tenor), Richard Whiteman (piano), Alex Coleman (bass), and Joel Haynes (drums), the band returns to The Bassment playing original compositions and jazz standards.$20/25Get Tickets
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Having learned to sing and play during the school week at Holy Cross and then on Saturday afternoons at the jam at Bud’s on Broadway, Suzie Vinnick is now one of the most respected musicians on the Canadian blues scene. With ten Maple Blues Awards (six as Best Female Vocalist), Suzie returns home to sing and play a night of blues and roots gems.$20/25Get TicketsSponsored by Braid Flooring

Looking for ways to improve your jazz chops? Musician/educator Brett Balon and his Trio provide the encouragement and guidance needed to make your jazz experience both fun and educational.NO COVER
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One of the most entertaining, endearing, and enduring of all Saskatoon jazz groups, Solstice features a total of 12 singers and instrumentalists singing and playing arrangements of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel songs.$20/25Get Tickets
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A hit at last year’s Jazz Festival, the 24th Street Wailers are experienced, road-tested, and tougher than a two by four. Led by vocalist/drummer Lindsay Beaver, the Wailers are influenced by the freewheeling period of the 40s and 50s when the blues gave birth to rock and roll.$17/22Get Tickets
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Saskatoon non-fiction writer Lloyd Ratzlaff reads selections from his new book Bindy’s Moon. Lloyd will be accompanied by the creative energies of visual artist Roger Trottier and jazz pianist Don Griffith.$12/17Get Tickets
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Born to a comedian and a clown and spending his early years in his parents’ traveling circus, it is not surprising that Australian Jordie Lane is known for his relentless international touring schedule and for his witty, comedic storytelling. With a richly resonant voice and authentic and raw guitar playing, Jordie writes songs that are nostalgic and immediately affecting.$17/22Get Tickets
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Since arriving Winnipeg in 2003 to head the U of M’s Jazz Studies Program, Steve Kirby has assembled a remarkable collection of world-class musician/educators that has made the Program a leader in jazz education. The NPJC features Will Bonness (piano), Quincy Davis (drums), Derrick Gardner (trumpet), Jon Gordon (saxophone), Anna-Lisa Kirby (vocals), Steve Kirby (bass), and Larry Roy (guitar).$20/25Get Tickets
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With a 2012 JUNO nomination, a CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, and a “Best Male Vocalist” Award in Now Magazine’s 2014 Readers’ Poll, singer songwriter Peter Katz captivates audiences with his unique brand of contemporary folk. Averaging over 150 shows a year, the hard-working Katz has collaborated with the Good Lovelies, Bahamas, and Royal Wood.$17/22Get Tickets
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Looking for ways to improve your jazz chops? Musician/educator Brett Balon and his Trio provide the encouragement and guidance needed to make your jazz experience both fun and educational.NO COVER
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Western Canadian Music Award winners Sweet Alibi have captivated audiences across Canada with their signature harmonies. Currently touring original material from We’ve Got To, the trio’s music has influences ranging from folk, to country, to soul.$17/22Get Tickets
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One of Canada’s hardest working and most prolific blues guitarists, David Gogo has earned four JUNO nominations, a 2012 WCMA for Blues Recording of the Year, and the CBC Saturday Night Blues’ Great Canadian Blues Award for a lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada. Making his Bassment debut, Gogo will play tunes from his impressive 14-CD discography.$17/22Get Tickets
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The undisputed elder statesman of the Saskatoon jazz community, Bob Klassen, the Jazz Jeweler, celebrates his mid-octogenarian birthday in the best possible way – surrounded by his family and musical friends. A partial list of players who will be along to help Bob blow out his candles includes: Sheldon Corbett, Grant Currie, Maurice Drouin, Don Griffith, Donna Hay, and Kim Salkeld.$20/25Get Tickets
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One of the events in this year’s Nature City Festival, Go Wild at the Bassment will feature a talk by nature writer Candace Savage. The winner of the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book, A Geography of Blood, Ms. Savage is the author of more than 20 books. Jazz pianist Don Griffith plays a pre-talk musical prelude and Saskatoon band The Lost Keys play a post-talk musical set.$12/17Get Tickets
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Local Celtic bands Back of the Bus, The Residuals, and A Dram Too Few return to The Bassment stage for a night of traditional and modern Scottish, Irish, and East Coast music.$20/25Get Tickets
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Two of Canada’s most respected and revered jazz musicians, Tommy Banks (piano) and PJ Perry (alto) have been playing together since the mid-60s. Don’t miss your chance to hear the JUNO Award-winning “Gentlemen of Jazz” perform selections from their latest recording, Old Friends.$40/50 NO FREE PASSESGet Tickets
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Combining contemporary folk and rock with a subtle dose of pop, Saskatoon’s Young Benjamins – Neusha Mofazzali, Veronique Poulin, and Brynn Krysa – have a sound that is infectious and refreshing. With a mix of violin flourishes, robust vocals, and math-rock rhythms, the band has become known as the “indie folk darlings” of the province.$17/22Get Tickets
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Since her recent move to Saskatoon, Heidi Munro has established a reputation for being able to sing several styles with passion and authority. Surrounding herself with the best players in the province, Heidi sings everything from Billie Holiday to Etta James to Patsy Cline.$17/22Get Tickets
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Looking for ways to improve your jazz chops? Musician/educator Brett Balon and his Trio provide the encouragement and guidance needed to make your jazz experience both fun and educational.NO COVER
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Singer songwriters Roy Anderson and Darrell Burko have been quietly amassing an impressive collection of original tunes. The affable duo return to play tunes from their three CDs surrounded by a stage full of instruments and some of the best musicians in town.$17/22Get Tickets
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While the guitar and the trumpet might seem at first to be an odd pairing, guitarist Björn Thoroddsen and trumpeter Richard Gillis have collaborated to create a pop-jazz style that is both relaxing and energetic. Expect twists and turns as these two journey-men musicians play selections from their two CDs, Morgana’s Revenge and Journey.$20/25Get Tickets
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Manitoba Fiddle Association Hall of Fame member Patti Kusturok is one the smoothest fiddle players in North America and is known for her effortless delivery of traditional Canadian fiddle music. Patti is in constant demand for performances, teaching, recording, and judging fiddle contests across the continent.$17/22Get Tickets
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Featuring three great lead vocalists, a powerful horn section, a Hammond B3, and all the great R&B classics of the 60s and 70s, the Legendary R & B Revue promises you a packed dance floor and “more fun that adults should be allowed!”$17/22Get Tickets
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Our season-ending show features some of the city’s best jazz musicians performing the swinging and accessible repertoire of The Bassment Big Band. The Saskatoon Community Jazz Band plays the opening set under the capable direction of Doug Gilmour.$15/20Get Tickets
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The Saskatoon Jazz Society seeks a Venue Manager for The Bassment, Saskatoon’s premier jazz music venue.

Duties: reporting to the Board of Directors, the Venue Manager will be responsible for all aspects of house management including bar and kitchen management, ordering and receiving supplies, inquiries concerning events and rentals, staff hiring and scheduling, supervision and payroll, venue maintenance and working with the Artistic Director to ensure appropriate front of house arrangements for each show.

Qualifications: Extensive experience as a manager in the hospitality industry, preferably in a licensed music venue. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to work evenings and weekends. An interest in live music, along with a personal and enthusiastic commitment to providing the best possible experience for patrons of The Bassment.

A definite asset will be experience with point of sale systems as well as familiarity with the use of spreadsheets and accounting software, particularly Excel and Simply Accounting.